List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Stanford's Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century

The top 200 English-language novels, based on a composite list and ranking from Stanford University.
1,958 users · 16,868 views
 
from web.stanford.edu · made by Lingtoness
avg. score: 33 of 200 (17%)
required scores: 1, 15, 23, 31, 49 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 5
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
2
George Orwell
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
3
Joseph Heller
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
4
John Steinbeck
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
5
Vladimir Nabokov
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
6
James Joyce
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
9
J.D. Salinger
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
10
Kurt Vonnegut
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
11
Aldous Huxley
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
12
Ralph Ellison
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
13
William Faulkner
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
Harper Lee
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
15
James Joyce
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison: Beloved
Toni Morrison: Beloved
17
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
18
Ernest Hemingway
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
19
Richard Wright
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
20
Margaret Mitchell
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
21
Jack Kerouac
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
22
Virginia Woolf
J.R.R. Tolkien. the Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien. the Lord of the Rings
23
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
24
E.B. White
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
25
Edith Wharton
Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
26
Ernest Hemingway
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
27
Willa Cather
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
28
Zora Neale Hurston
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
29
Ernest Hemingway
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
30
Daphne Du Maurier
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
31
Anthony Burgess
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
32
Jack London
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
33
Pearl S. Buck
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (John Irving)
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
34
John Irving
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
35
Edith Wharton
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
36
J.R.R. Tolkien
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
37
Ken Kesey
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
38
Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
39
Margaret Atwood
As I Lay Dying (Mississippi)
As I Lay Dying (Mississippi)
40
Page 1 of 5
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Stanford's Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century'
Stanford: The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Updated)
Stanford: The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Updated)
1,641
221
20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
5,055
107
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
2,793
100
20th Century's 100 Greatest English-Language Books of Fiction
20th Century's 100 Greatest English-Language Books of Fiction
633
105
100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
2,113
100
Friendswood Library: the Best 150 English Language Novels of the 20th Century
Friendswood Library: the Best 150 English Language Novels of the 20th Century
1,047
175
Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
2,525
200
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (FEMALE Authors)
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (FEMALE Authors)
2,380
50
Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library)
Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library)
1,969
100
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (MALE Authors)
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (MALE Authors)
1,436
50
20th Century Foreign Language Movies English Speakers Shouldn't Ignore
20th Century Foreign Language Movies English Speakers Shouldn't Ignore
198
100
20th Century Modern: Some of the English Teacher's Favorite Fiction and Drama
20th Century Modern: Some of the English Teacher's Favorite Fiction and Drama
433
150
250 Best English-Language Films of the 21st Century
250 Best English-Language Films of the 21st Century
152
250
Hungry Mind Review's 100 Best 20th-Century American Books of Fiction and Nonfiction
Hungry Mind Review's 100 Best 20th-Century American Books of Fiction and Nonfiction
1,640
100
The Modern Library's Best 100 English-Language Non-Fiction Books of the Last 100 Years
The Modern Library's Best 100 English-Language Non-Fiction Books of the Last 100 Years
412
100
San Francisco Chronicle's 100 Best Fiction of the American West of the 20th Century
San Francisco Chronicle's 100 Best Fiction of the American West of the 20th Century
209
100
Classic English Theatre Plays 15th-20th Centuries - The New Mermaids Series
Classic English Theatre Plays 15th-20th Centuries - The New Mermaids Series
97
62
21st Century Foreign Language Movies English Speakers Shouldn't Ignore
21st Century Foreign Language Movies English Speakers Shouldn't Ignore
122
50
Every #1 Book on the New York Times Fiction List of the 20th Century
Every #1 Book on the New York Times Fiction List of the 20th Century
610
415
Top Science Fiction Books of the 20th Century According to Chatgpt
Top Science Fiction Books of the 20th Century According to Chatgpt
304
35
20th Century American Fiction: A Curriculum From 1972
20th Century American Fiction: A Curriculum From 1972
251
10
Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the 20th Century Novel
Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the 20th Century Novel
189
34
From Asimov to Zelazny (Sort Of): (Mostly) 20th-Century SF & Fantasy Short Fiction
From Asimov to Zelazny (Sort Of): (Mostly) 20th-Century SF & Fantasy Short Fiction
122
200
Governor General's Literary Award Winners (Canada Council for the Arts-- English Language Fiction)
Governor General's Literary Award Winners (Canada Council for the Arts-- English Language Fiction)
89
84
Movies From the 21st Century Set in the 20th Century
Movies From the 21st Century Set in the 20th Century
1,211
71
AP English Language and Composition/Freshman English One Reading List
AP English Language and Composition/Freshman English One Reading List
257
25
100 Best American Novels of the 20th Century
100 Best American Novels of the 20th Century
56,370
100
Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century
Goodreads' 200 Best Books of the 20th Century
30,543
200
The 121 Best Novels of the 20th/21st Centuries According to the Modern Novel
The 121 Best Novels of the 20th/21st Centuries According to the Modern Novel
9,468
121
Best Comedy Movies of the 20th Century
Best Comedy Movies of the 20th Century
5,839
200
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN